Cherry Blossom Time at Hwasong Fortress in Suwon

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Spring is generally my favorite season and it is in full force here in Seoul.

We are finally coming out of the cold days of grey skies and uncomfortable wind. We haven't gotten to the rainy, sultry days of summer. The sun is shinning and last week the whole city was white with cherry blossoms. At times, it looked like it was snowing cherry blossom petals. Absolutely lovely!
I took a hike in Suwon (a town just south of Seoul). There is an old fortress there built in the 1700’s that has a lovely walking course on the walls. There is beautiful scenery and the cherry blossoms abound. What a nice time to be in Korea!
This week all the cherry blossoms have already fallen and the trees are finally showing their greenery. Soon the skies will become grey and the rainy season will soak us followed by the steam to heat us up and wish for the rain to cool us off. For now, there’s still a lot of sunshine and I can open my windows. I really love Spring!

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Photos

Hiking in Suwon
Near Hwasong Fortress durning the Cherry Blossom season.

Hike
On the wall of the Fortress

Ringing the Bell of Filial Piety
You're supposed to ring it three times. Once for your family, once for your parents health, and once for your personal growth

Hwasong Fortress
Main gate

The train that ran through the park
It looks like a Chinese dragon

The Water Gate
Our guide was pleased to tell us that Nixon had never been here.

Comments

[Kathi]

Sweet!
thanks for sharing this trip with us. Great pics and captions. Glad you bonged the gong for Mom & Dad's health. Well done. K

[Martha dyess]

Cherry blossom trees
Thanks so much for sharing. Everything I learn about Korea is from your blog and it is wonderful The fun part about this entry - besides keeping up with what is making you so happy - is that I never thought of cherry blossoms anywhere but Washington DC. We are not to rainy yet but you know what you are experiencing is very similiar to the Texas heat and humidity. Enjoy the rest of your week. Martha

[Peggy K]

thanks
Hi, Natanya, Good to hear from you. Thanks for the photos. Glad to hear that you're enjoying yourself. Peggy

[Linda]

Your pictures are beautiful as usual...I still remember how beautiful the cherry blossom and bradford pear trees were in DC...and we probably only had a small amount there of the cherry blossom trees compared to Korea where they are probably plentiful....it looks like you are having a wonderful time and experiencing life in Korea to the fullest..good for you. Thanks for sharing. Linda

[Trudi]

Great Photos!
Just caught up on you blog entries...so interesting. The photos are fantastic. Keep up blogging (and see you soon).